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May 11, 1922 



in 3-inch and 4-inch pots for spring 

 sales? Should they be left in pots in 

 hotbeds or would it be better to keep 

 them under glass? O. F. C. — Mich. 



If seed of hardy delphiniums is sown 

 in early spring, the plants will make 

 good clumps before winter and may be 

 left outdoors. It is best not to sow 

 seed of digitalis until the middle of 

 June. The latter will withstand winter 

 weather if given a light protection. 



PItOPAGATINa HEDGE PLANTS. 



I have a hedge of Ibota privet on one 

 place and one of Berberis Thunbergii 

 on another. When should I trim them, 

 in order to use the cuttings for root- 

 ing! M. E. F.— 111. 



Ligustrum Ibota propagates freely in 

 summer in an ordinary propagating 

 bench or frame; the latter is prefer- 

 able. Use sand placed over manure and 

 loam, and spray the cuttings freely, 

 keeping them close and warm until 

 rooted; then gradually harden them off 

 and leave them exposed as fall ad- 

 vances. Carry the young stock over 

 winter in the frames and line them out 

 in nursery rows in spring, as soon as the 

 ground has dried and planting is possi- 

 ble. Allow ample space between the 

 rows for cultivation by hand or horse. 



Ibota privet roots more easily from 

 soft and half-ripe wood than from 

 mature wood. If you want to try the 

 latter, allow the plants to become well 

 ripened; then cut off the shoots and re- 

 move all the foliage, if any remains. 

 Tie the cuttings in bundles and pack 

 them in damp earth in a cold cellar over 

 winter. In spring line out the plants, 

 burying them two-thirds of their depth 

 and taking care to firm them well. 



Berberis Thunbergii is best grown 

 from seed, which should be collected in 

 late fall, stratified in dry sand and sown 

 in flats in a cold greenhouse in winter 

 and in a coldframe or even outdoors in 

 a bed before the ground freezes. The 

 seeds will germinate during late spring 

 or summer and can be transplanted the 

 following spring. C. W. 



SOMETHING NEW. 



Dr. Walter H. Snell, of the depart- 

 ment of botany at Brown University, 

 Providence, R. I., has recently pub- 

 lished an article in one of the scientific 

 periodicals describing a new plant. This 

 plant is a rare one of the group of 

 fungi, having a peculiar manner of 

 growth. Its existence has been known 

 for several years, but, although searched 

 for by all the leading mycologists of 

 this country, has never been found in 

 a condition which would allow it to be 

 determined or given a name. 



Dr. Snell made a i)ersistent search for 

 it in his travels over the northern tier 

 of states in this country and in south- 

 ern Canada during several years, and 

 was rewarded a year ago by finding it 

 in the mature condition so long sought 

 for. Dr. Snell made a study of it, 

 classified it and gave it its name, Septo- 

 basidium Pinicola. 



The plant is an unusual one, found 

 growing on the bark of the eastern 

 white pine. It is inconspicuous and 

 would appear to the casual observer as 

 a moss or lichen. It appears to live en- 

 tirely on the outside of the bark of the 

 pine, but careful study under the micro- 

 scope shows that the fungus begins its 



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